decisive/deciding/determining factor
noun
: the most important reason
Cost was the decisive/deciding/determining factor in their decision.
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Let honesty — not agreement or complete understanding — be the determining factor.
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Colin Bedell, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
The wealth of a city was a big determining factor as, for Tier 1 cities Beijing and Shanghai, new home prices increased by +0.73% and +0.52%, respectively.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
That decisive factor turned out to be simple: what women want.
—Russell N Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2025
Photograph by Julia Kochetova for The New Yorker The Adventures of a Ukrainian Intelligence Officer
Roman Chervinsky’s spycraft has been a decisive factor in Ukraine’s national defense.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Colin Bedell, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
The wealth of a city was a big determining factor as, for Tier 1 cities Beijing and Shanghai, new home prices increased by +0.73% and +0.52%, respectively.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
That decisive factor turned out to be simple: what women want.
—Russell N Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2025
Photograph by Julia Kochetova for The New Yorker The Adventures of a Ukrainian Intelligence Officer
Roman Chervinsky’s spycraft has been a decisive factor in Ukraine’s national defense.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for decisive/deciding/determining factor
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“Decisive/deciding/determining factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decisive%2Fdeciding%2Fdetermining%20factor. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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